Comparing clinical and administrative data for profiling hospitals on postdischarge medication use by patients with acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 595-605

  Austin, Peter C ^a,b   Donovan, Linda ^a   Yun, Lingsong ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 49949089218     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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